John Henshaw
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Henshaw (born 1951, Ancoats, Manchester) is a British actor famed for his roles as Ken the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in The Cops. Henshaw was born one of 12 children. He grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's "Little Italy" community. He was a refuse collector for ten years before deciding to become an actor at the age of 40. His first big break in acting was as a minder to Robert Lindsay's character Michael Murray in the acclaimed Channel 4 series, G.B.H. Other TV credits include The Royle Family, The Visit, Life on Mars, whilst film credits include the Steve Coogan comedy The Parole Officer, the Bert Trautmann biopic The Keeper, and the Ken Loach films Looking For Eric and The Angels' Share. Henshaw is chairman of the 24:7 Theatre Festival, an annual festival of new writing for theatre based in Manchester. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Henshaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 1, 1951Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
37Place of birth
Manchester, England, UKCast credits
Starter for 10
DesA Bit of Tom Jones?
Bar OwnerLooking for Eric
MeatballsThe Angels' Share
HarryRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Bill HadleyWhen Saturday Comes
M.CHappy Now
Pete CopseySwallows and Amazons
Harbour MasterThe Parole Officer
CochranDancin' Thru the Dark
DoormanA Street Cat Named Bob
Tube Station GuardGrow Your Own
Charlie6 Days
Metropolitan Police SpokesmanSomeone Else
PaulThere's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Ken BurleyPin Cushion
PercyThe Keeper
Jack Friar